When people describe a task as “a walk in the park,” it’s a way of saying it’s easy, straightforward, and pleasant to accomplish. Walking to parks, on the other hand? Those trips can be perilous. Often times, pedestrians must risk crossing busy roads to reach their favorite recreation spaces. Thankfully, collaborations among advocacy groups, community-based organizations, transportation planners, and parks and recreation departments are paving the way for solutions.

“Everybody deserves to safely, conveniently, joyfully move from place to place and get physical activity as part of their everyday tasks,” says Natasha Riveron, a transportation planner focused on complete streets. 

Today, we talk with Brianne Sanchez and learn how to sync transportation and park planning to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists. 

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